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why do people get so overdramatic about barbie dolls
It's seriously ridiculous. It's a child's play thing! Little girls receiving them don't give a shit about body type, they just see it as a fun, bright colored doll! When I was young I was obsessed with barbies, every time my mom took me to a store with a Barbie, I'd be arguing with her and wouldn't leave without one. I still love playing with them. When I was 7, my mom took me to New York City, and we went into this huge you store and I made my own and ran a barbie fashion show, and I'm not subconscious about my body. And for people who are it's not your childhood doll's fault. It could be peer pressure, you might be obese and insecure about it, or in extreme cases anorexic. Barbie dolls can't put you down or tell you what's perfect (they never did it in the movies and their personality is a good role model for girls), and they certainly can't make you insecure, they're freaking objects, not conscious humans! And there is a model who transformed herself into a Barbie. I personally think it looks a little creepy and fake, but if she thinks it's pretty, that's her decision, not yours. And she works hard for it. And I met her in real life and she is really spirited and nice so you shouldn't judge someone unless you've met them. Like I thought Terissa from house wives was a bitch, but my mom dragged me to some wine store so she could get her cook book signed, and she was nice! Same with big ang (I've met a lot of famous people).
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lol, thst is so true. People obsessed over Barbies big time. i know a lady who have a shrine to her barbie doll collection. So really people live for Barbies no matter how old they arr.
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i totally agree, people just over react to whatever they can sometimes to show that they are going against the grain society has set forth to show they are "different" and want to stand out from everyone else but ridiculing a small childs doll isnt the way to do it. People alot of times can have their own agenda when it comes to certain things in life, and some just like to nit pick when they see the chance.
Dont let those people effect you, if theres a doll you like, if theres a hobby you want to enjoy then screw them and just do it. you cant please everyone in life and to try would be crazy and REALLY hard. lol.
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I absolutely agree with you on many points here. And surely highlighting and drawing attention to the idea that 'Barbie is harmful because she makes you believe you have to have looks and a figure somewhat similar to be happy, successful and loved' is putting the thought into heads it almost certainly never occur to? Children! If you play with Barbie, and you don't end up looking like her you'll have an eating disorder when you're older. Surely the early teen years have enough pressures without finding a few more they didn't know they had and piling them on! We hear a lot know about children being commercialised and brand-conscious, and sexualised (meaning being aware of sexual motives and attitudes here, NOT molested) at too early an age. Is there not a danger that imposing these adult values of political correctness on them is making the situation worse rather than better? To me Barbie was possibly aspirational (good role model, as you say) at most. And many just played with Barbie (and similar dolls based on the idea of being a successful fashion model) because it was fun. I do not think it made girls feel inadequate if they failed to become 'real life Barbies' (of which there are none, of course) or belittled women and reduced them to mere sex objects who would be judged purely on how they look. Let's say it played out a fantasy in a controlled and harmless way, and as you point out the producers and directors were careful NOT to portray Barbie badly in movies. Only thing you might watch is when you say you were surprised the actress who played Terissa is not like her bitchy on-screen character in real life. That's because she's an actress, and the character is NOT her, or even real. I'm sure you realise that when you give it a bit of thought. Like your comments and opinions in general though. Being a big Barbie fan obviosuly didn't harm you psychologically or emotionally. Have a good one! X
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You know, a lot of things have bad mixed in with the good.
I don't think anyone would argue that playing with Barbies is going to hurt every little girl ever, or that Barbie is all evil, but there are some problems with Barbie, and the image she presents as ideal, beautiful or desirable. Dolls, and other images of human beings, are not just 'objects'. If objects didn't matter, children would play with balls of yarn and wooden twigs, not toys specially made to look like animals or people. These objects hold a whole lot of meaning.
You are naive if you don't think that the kinds of images that are shown to young children as being pretty or desirable don't affect them. We all internalize those message starting very, very young. It is those messages you get really young, from things like Barbies ridiculously impossible body, that make peer pressure when you are older work so well. Peer pressure and other body anxieties and stresses wouldn't be nearly so powerful if we weren't inundated by the images and messages of what out bodies are supposed to be like - even by our very first toys!
Sometimes people do say silly things, or get worked up on topics you might not feel are that important, but it's smart to take a moment and listen to their point of view. You might really like Barbie on a bunch of levels, but that doesn't mean Barbie is a perfect and that there are no problems with it or what it represents. A reasonable person should also be able to see that there are some real problems with the body image and stereotypes of beauty that toys like Barbie introduce and reinforce even on small children.
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